Cat’s Eye Cowl

My two beautiful felines like to keep close tabs on me, lifting their heads from a nap, with green eyes gleaming, to check whether I might be headed for the kitchen. The Cat’s Eye Cowl is a short, cosy cowl featuring bold colourwork inspired by the magical eyes of cats. The pattern includes two height options, and the circumference can be altered by working a different number of repeats.

Skills & Techniques

• The Long Tail Cast On (optional)

• Working stranded colourwork in the round

• Following a colourwork chart

Materials Needed

• 1 skein in each of 2 colours of John Arbon Yarnadelic (100% Falklands Corriedale Wool; 364yds/333m per 100g skein), or MC (Main Colour): 127 (169)yds/117 (155)m + CC (Contrast Colour): 185 (228)yds/170 (209)m in sport or heavy fingering-weight yarn

• For a similar effect to the sample, choose a wool or wool-blend yarn suitable for colourwork

• US 3 - 3.25 mm circular needles (or needle size that gives you the right gauge)

• 1 end-of-round stitch marker, 7 optional markers for between repeats, and a needle for weaving in the ends

Finished Measurements

• Relaxed after blocking: 24”/61cm circumference, and 9 (11.5)”/23 (29)cm high from cast-on to bind-off. Shown in 11.5”/29cm height.

Read more about the Cat’s Eye Cowl and its inspiration on my blog.